Democratic Party Gwangju Branch Fully Suspends Election Campaign Amid COVID-19 Spread

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Metropolitan City Party of the Democratic Party of Korea (Chairman Song Gap-seok) announced on the 4th that it will completely suspend the election campaigns of the Democratic Party of Korea's preliminary candidates for the 21st general election in Gwangju to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection.

This measure was announced as an expansion of the election campaign guidelines for the Democratic Party of Korea's Gwangju preliminary candidates, which were announced on the 31st of last month, following the occurrence of a confirmed case of novel coronavirus infection in Gwangju on the 4th.

Specifically, election campaigns involving direct contact such as handing out business cards or shaking hands in places where many people gather or pass by, visiting stores by household in crowded areas such as traditional markets and shopping districts, or attending events of hiking clubs or hobby groups for election campaigning are prohibited.

Also, receiving visitors at the preliminary candidates' election offices will be avoided as much as possible.

The Democratic Party of Korea's Gwangju preliminary candidates will suspend all election campaigns except for those that do not involve direct face-to-face contact with citizens, such as greeting commuters on the street using placards or election campaigns via SNS, and the period will be indefinitely extended until the novel coronavirus infection situation calms down.

Regarding this measure, Chairman Song Gap-seok of the city party said, "Although this guideline is expected to cause inconvenience by restricting the election campaigns of the 21st general election preliminary candidates and the voters' right to know, there is no value more important than the safety of citizens in the situation where a confirmed case of novel coronavirus infection has occurred in Gwangju, so this guideline was implemented."

He added, "The government and the Democratic Party of Korea will do their best to promptly end the novel coronavirus infection situation through swift and effective quarantine measures and safety management."

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